An amazing home just waiting for someone with very deep pockets to be lovingly restorted to its previous glory. The window at the front of the house is beautiful. When I look at property like this one I alway think if walls and room could tell I wonder what they would say??? Love the video. 😊
Baltimore was known for it's old money, and has alot of old elegant homes. This house was one in her glory. Even though the floors seen alot of wear and tear they are well worth restoring . The transoms are gorgeous. You know they had money cause they are stain glass. Loved the peek inside. 😍😍 as always thanks for the trip
i owned 216 laurens street years ago. i recognized the photo and watched your film. thank you. my old house was unrecognizably gutted. and of course listed for lots more money now.
I just looked up your old address and what the current owners have done is AWFUL. In contrast, the people who bought my late parents' house did exactly what I would have done had I been able to keep it.
@@eattherich9215 i looked at zillow interior photos and the only thing i could recognize was the claw footed tub on the third floor that they must have kept and refurbished because it was too heavy to move. they even got rid of the HUGE ornate mirror that was over what was the first floor fireplace. makes me sad. i do have a friend who stayed and has kept his home intact on mt royal terrace. so some are doing the right thing.
As a born and raised Baltimorean I developed a love of the city's brick and stone rowhomes at an early age. Bolton Hill has some of the most beautiful examples of Victorian era rowhomes in the city, though they do exist in other areas such as squares and main thoroughfares running through older parts of town.
Thank you for another wonderful tour of an old house. The round window in the front room is quite unusual. The stained glass transoms are beautiful as are the wooden ceilings. I hope the new owners will keep some of the original features intact.
@1:07, I shudder to think what someone with more money than taste and no appreciate for history, might do that beautiful, old house. In the UK, 'listed buidlings' status means that permission must be sought to make changes and will refused if they are 'not in keeping' with the overall aesthetic of the building.
That is usually the case in the US as well. My brother once owned a rambling Victorian that had the staircase on the outside wall. It had three vertical windows in succession going up the staircase's outside wall, and that was the reason why it got in the National Register.
sadly, in the United States, even in historic districts, there are almost never protections of interior features, just exterior, so flippers can destroy them
What a gem! I hope someone with an appreciation for the workmanship and the style of the house gets to bring this lovely home back to its original glory.
How sad that this amazing building is slowly falling apart. Sure it would take a lot of money to restore it but it would be so worth it. Hopefully it is never subjected to the ultra modern ugliness that so many do to these grand homes.
I love your channel! My childhood in New Orleans and the Deep South fostered a fascination with old, beautiful houses. 70yrs later you take me on adventures of my dreams!❤
I ended up on the wrong bus visiting Baltimore in the 90’s. The people on it and the neighborhood I was riding through seemed pretty good. Guess what? A couple of “hoods” couldn’t have been nicer, got me steered to the right bus, offered any other help they could offer and I learned a good lesson about prejudice. Yeah, you have to be situationally aware, but don’t make assumptions either.
This home is in really good condition for being empty for 50 years. No graffiti, no one has stolen the copper in the walls, no broken windows, no paint peeling from the walls, and there isn’t squatter garbage everywhere. I wonder how it got away without this awfulness. But it is beautiful isn’t it. Is it for sale, or is it going to sit another 50 years?
Looks as if it’s missing several prominent light fixtures, that would have hung from the medallion in the ceiling of the entry and grand hall areas of the home.
I can’t even imagine the cost to save this place. Obviously the roof has got to be addressed and the structural damage. Still…I would love to save a beautiful old house like this, just not in Maryland as I live in Texas.
Why did someone let this beautiful house go it’s huge now a days pleases can’t be so small and no character that is something I would buy if I had the money beautiful thanks for sharing 😊
Victorian is not my style, but even I can see the great ‘bones’ of this place. Restoration and modernization will make this into a million dollar residence. Please make a point of following the restorations.
We lived outside Baltimore in the early nineties and spent a lot of time exploring the city. It was in decline already, but still had some great neighborhoods. Sad.
The streaks on the wallls beside stairs and along the halls: i can imagine an infirm senior, dragging their hand along as they walk. Trying to stay in their beloved home as long as they can.
I have seen many of these homes in Chicago, mostly in Bronzesville. They are BEAUTIFUL inside and out but sometimes have a musty smell, especially if it hasn't been taking care of. It takes TONS of money to restore them. Some investors have turned them into condos and sold individual units.
Any idea what the upstairs room had been repurposed into. It wasn't the style at that time to have bare brick walls. Someone removed the lath and plaster and installed shelving.
Beautiful home….needs some work but do have to point out that there was a washer and or a dryer that was in the laundry room that looked way newer than 50 years ago…so I ask was there someone living there for a short time then or did someone pit that there recently after the 50 year of it not being occupied???
@@MargaretFranklin-jy9wi yes, someone was living there I think for 50 years, it just sold and has a new owner now. Thank you for watching and for your comments.
Beautiful old home. I hope someone with a lot of money will restore it. Good video, but the music is way too much and not at all. needed. Really takes away from the pleasure of viewing the video.
The ravages of time. If you use your mind's eye, you can dial back the wear and tear to about 1910 and image it in perfect condition. The furnishings would have been something.
They didn't take good care of that property, that's for sure; it appears animals lived there all this time. Is that a poor area in the city of Baltimore? It has potential and could be turned back into a nice place.
EVERYTHING would have to be redone. Those vertical logs holding up the basement beams do not look very sturdy; they seem to just be resting on the concrete floor. Electrical, heating, gutting nearly everything except the woodwork and stained glass. That will take a TON of money and lots of expertise. The bathrooms are just awful but would look so lovely restored in Victorian style. Gorgeous woodwork in the floors.
It's so sad that's in such poor condition. I would love to clean it. I can't do repairs but a cleaning would help it's appearance. I wish I could afford to live there, but there is no way. I'd have to win the lottery. I don't even buy tickets anymore so....
Gorgeous townhouse with original parquet and windows. Here’s to hoping it doesn’t get converted into multiple condo units with white everything and no character.
..great bones and original finished details that remain. At any time in the last 60 years this dwelling could have lost its details by urban decor scavengers quick to make a buck, uninterested in the historical significance. These relics in the rough are getting more challenging to discover as each year passes, especially for those to have a passion for preservation with the intent of calling one home.
Wow, that is beautiful! I can't help but think someone is going to come in and rip out all the lovely features and turn it into a white on white concrete box. Sigh.
I wonder if Bessiewallis Warfield ever visited that house before King Edward VIII abdicated for her and the two of them became the Duke and Duchess of Windsor.
I would love to see this restored
LOVED that round window in front!!!
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An amazing home just waiting for someone with very deep pockets to be lovingly restorted to its previous glory. The window at the front of the house is beautiful. When I look at property like this one I alway think if walls and room could tell I wonder what they would say??? Love the video. 😊
Glad you liked it. Thank you for watching.
The house is a gem but Baltimore has fallen so far I don't think I'd put my money there.
@obelus5985 thank you for watching.
Baltimore was known for it's old money, and has alot of old elegant homes. This house was one in her glory. Even though the floors seen alot of wear and tear they are well worth restoring . The transoms are gorgeous. You know they had money cause they are stain glass. Loved the peek inside. 😍😍 as always thanks for the trip
@@LeahSullivent thank you for watching and for your comments, really appreciate it.
I hope it isn't gutted and removed of all it character. The bathroom is delightful.
Master masons built theses homes. FREE masons occupied. Our history is fabricated.
Would loved to have seen it new and fully furnished in 1890!!!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤
@@gwenm6582 I bet it was amazing. Thank you for watching.
Sometimes you have to look past the decay .The beauty is still there.❤Keep up your great work.
So true! Thank you for watching.
I'm gobsmacked by the details of this house, particularly the front parlor mantelpiece. And that round window!
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I think someone’s seen it in 50 years. Some of those appliances aren’t 50. It’s beautiful.
Yes. Thank you for watching.
This is a LOT of work………….the details are so beautiful.
i owned 216 laurens street years ago. i recognized the photo and watched your film. thank you. my old house was unrecognizably gutted. and of course listed for lots more money now.
I just looked up your old address and what the current owners have done is AWFUL. In contrast, the people who bought my late parents' house did exactly what I would have done had I been able to keep it.
@@eattherich9215 i looked at zillow interior photos and the only thing i could recognize was the claw footed tub on the third floor that they must have kept and refurbished because it was too heavy to move. they even got rid of the HUGE ornate mirror that was over what was the first floor fireplace. makes me sad. i do have a friend who stayed and has kept his home intact on mt royal terrace. so some are doing the right thing.
I'm sorry to hear that, thank you for sharing and for watching.
@@eattherich9215 they took away it's historical characteristics.
how can they change it if its part of a historical society, isn’t there a law
Oh my gosh what a house. Love everything about it. So beautiful.
Thanks for showing.
@@darlenejohnson8864 glad you liked it, thank you for watching.
As a born and raised Baltimorean I developed a love of the city's brick and stone rowhomes at an early age. Bolton Hill has some of the most beautiful examples of Victorian era rowhomes in the city, though they do exist in other areas such as squares and main thoroughfares running through older parts of town.
Thank you for watching, they are beautiful buildings.
Thank you for another wonderful tour of an old house. The round window in the front room is quite unusual. The stained glass transoms are beautiful as are the wooden ceilings. I hope the new owners will keep some of the original features intact.
Glad you enjoyed it and thank you for watching.
@1:07, I shudder to think what someone with more money than taste and no appreciate for history, might do that beautiful, old house. In the UK, 'listed buidlings' status means that permission must be sought to make changes and will refused if they are 'not in keeping' with the overall aesthetic of the building.
Thank you for watching and for your comments.
That is usually the case in the US as well. My brother once owned a rambling Victorian that had the staircase on the outside wall. It had three vertical windows in succession going up the staircase's outside wall, and that was the reason why it got in the National Register.
@@virginiasoskin9082 thank you for watching and for your comments.
sadly, in the United States, even in historic districts, there are almost never protections of interior features, just exterior, so flippers can destroy them
What a gem! I hope someone with an appreciation for the workmanship and the style of the house gets to bring this lovely home back to its original glory.
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Are you able to show any homes built before 1850? Thanks for showing this one.
I have videos on here as far back as 1700s, it really depends on what I find when researching. Thank you for watching and for your question.
Thanks for sharing this video with me ireally enjoyed it. i gave you a thumbs up and shared you out on my communmity tab and God Bless.
@@customscreenprinting thank you.
Now THAT is a circle window. Such a cool place
@@heathersmith8549 glad you enjoyed it and thank you for watching.
Pls let this magnificent home be restored to the late 1890's, early 1900's as SHE should be!!!! If only...❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊
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Looks like a lot of original features and woodwork. Pretty amazing. A little rough in some areas but would look amazing restored.
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Great find, Thank You UrbanEye. Noticed the wood ceilings & others, decay sadly.. The one room, 6:55, very strange room.
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@@ndog2005 - perhaps servers' quarters originally? Long hall would open to a series of rooms.
@@ndog2005 perhaps a carriage house?
@@cherylschantz9893 carriage houses housed carriages. They would never have been on the third floor.
This home definitely needs the loving hands and talents of "This Old House."
Wow what a beauty! Awesome video as always! 👍👍❤️✊🤘
@@carlashepherd9362 glad you liked it and thank you for watching.
The one fireplace looks like an Eastlake Fireplace mantle. Love the Eastlake style. Beautiful building..
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It makes me wonder what the people were like years ago and the kids that ran thru the halls and rooms..Goes straight to my heart…
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Those big windows add so much light and love the back kitchen stairs
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How sad that this amazing building is slowly falling apart. Sure it would take a lot of money to restore it but it would be so worth it. Hopefully it is never subjected to the ultra modern ugliness that so many do to these grand homes.
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Would love to watch this being restored. I hope someone takes it on.
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What a magnificent beauty! This would be an absolutely fascinating restoration! Gorgeous!
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I love your channel! My childhood in New Orleans and the Deep South fostered a fascination with old, beautiful houses. 70yrs later you take me on adventures of my dreams!❤
@@amelias.2509 I'm glad you like it, thank you for watching.
That newell post in the hall. That huge round window!
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restoring this would be therapy for me…
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I was amazed at how narrow the hallways were - and think of the wide gowns the ladies wore in 1890.
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I know this block of houses well there are several areas in Baltimore that the houses have that round front window
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❤university of Baltimore alumni..loved to walk this neighborhood..gorgeous ❤
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One day she will shine once again! ❤
I ended up on the wrong bus visiting Baltimore in the 90’s. The people on it and the neighborhood I was riding through seemed pretty good. Guess what? A couple of “hoods” couldn’t have been nicer, got me steered to the right bus, offered any other help they could offer and I learned a good lesson about prejudice. Yeah, you have to be situationally aware, but don’t make assumptions either.
@@inmcity thank you for watching and for sharing. True.
This home is in really good condition for being empty for 50 years. No graffiti, no one has stolen the copper in the walls, no broken windows, no paint peeling from the walls, and there isn’t squatter garbage everywhere. I wonder how it got away without this awfulness. But it is beautiful isn’t it. Is it for sale, or is it going to sit another 50 years?
It looks like it’s just finally empty after someone living in it for 50 years and not updating it.
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Wow! Imagine what this beauty looked like in its heyday! I hope someone will restore it to its former glory.
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That living room window is stunning !!! ❤
@@kittykooky glad you liked it and thank you for watching.
Someone’s has been keeping The water out!
@@christinemarotta9707 thank you for watching.
I hope someone will save and restore this beautiful home! ❤
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Looks as if it’s missing several prominent light fixtures, that would have hung from the medallion in the ceiling of the entry and grand hall areas of the home.
@@islandbirdw thank you for watching and for commenting.
I can’t even imagine the cost to save this place. Obviously the roof has got to be addressed and the structural damage. Still…I would love to save a beautiful old house like this, just not in Maryland as I live in Texas.
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loves old homes from 1800.s
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Would somebody please restore this beauty?
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What a beautiful house. I love it ❤
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Why did someone let this beautiful house go it’s huge now a days pleases can’t be so small and no character that is something I would buy if I had the money beautiful thanks for sharing 😊
@@nadinewagstaff9854 thank you for watching.
Victorian is not my style, but even I can see the great ‘bones’ of this place. Restoration and modernization will make this into a million dollar residence. Please make a point of following the restorations.
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Unique and quite captivating
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We lived outside Baltimore in the early nineties and spent a lot of time exploring the city. It was in decline already, but still had some great neighborhoods. Sad.
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The streaks on the wallls beside stairs and along the halls: i can imagine an infirm senior, dragging their hand along as they walk. Trying to stay in their beloved home as long as they can.
@@michellejalbert-deen1329 that was my thoughts also. Thank you for watching and for your comments.
I have seen many of these homes in Chicago, mostly in Bronzesville. They are BEAUTIFUL inside and out but sometimes have a musty smell, especially if it hasn't been taking care of. It takes TONS of money to restore them. Some investors have turned them into condos and sold individual units.
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What was this house last used for? Some of the rooms are very strange. It would be magnificent if properly restored.
Sorry I don't have that information, thank you for watching.
@UrbanEyeAbandoned OK thanks.
Why hasn't someone restored this house beautiful
Someone owned it for the last 50 years and most likely was older and didn't have the money to do so. Thank you for watching.
Would love to know how it got in this condition? Elderly owners? Renters? Squatters? Abandoned?
I believe the owner may have passed away after being there for 50 years the house was put up for sale. Thank you for watching.
How very depressing.
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Definitely need deep pockets to restore this house but so worth it! ❤
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What a sad old girl. Those gorgeous transom windows still shine, though.
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Any idea what the upstairs room had been repurposed into. It wasn't the style at that time to have bare brick walls. Someone removed the lath and plaster and installed shelving.
@@Happydogue not a lot of information on this one. Thank you for watching.
Is it for sale?
I was on the market but I don't if it is now. Thank you for watching.
I’m glad they didn’t paint the brick
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As I looked at the floor of each room I thought, "Oh, you poor thing," and just wanted to restore its beauty.
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Oh I wish they would reroof homes like this. They would be around longer.
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It's a shame that these old beautiful detailed houses are left to decay
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Stunning
@@JulieSkeltonUK glad you liked it and thank you for watching.
I had to mute the music. It's a bit overwrought for the subject. This isn't about a military campaign.
@@peztopher7297 thank you for watching.
@@UrbanEyeAbandoned You're very welcome--the visuals are great. But I suggest a more restrained music track.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. WHAT A GEM.
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It is so bad that we spend so much money on other things that these houses could be fix up for people in need
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Beautiful home….needs some work but do have to point out that there was a washer and or a dryer that was in the laundry room that looked way newer than 50 years ago…so I ask was there someone living there for a short time then or did someone pit that there recently after the 50 year of it not being occupied???
@@MargaretFranklin-jy9wi yes, someone was living there I think for 50 years, it just sold and has a new owner now. Thank you for watching and for your comments.
@ most certainly welcome ….your videos are great and love each one…..🙂❤️
Please tell if new owner is restoring it!!
No information on that but I do thank you for watching and for commenting.
Beautiful old home. I hope someone with a lot of money will restore it.
Good video, but the music is way too much and not at all. needed. Really takes away from the pleasure of viewing the video.
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The ravages of time. If you use your mind's eye, you can dial back the wear and tear to about 1910 and image it in perfect condition. The furnishings would have been something.
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How is it that it has been unoccupied for such a long time???
It has been unseen because someone has lived there for the last 50 year and it is up for sale. Thank you for watching.
They didn't take good care of that property, that's for sure; it appears animals lived there all this time. Is that a poor area in the city of Baltimore? It has potential and could be turned back into a nice place.
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EVERYTHING would have to be redone. Those vertical logs holding up the basement beams do not look very sturdy; they seem to just be resting on the concrete floor. Electrical, heating, gutting nearly everything except the woodwork and stained glass. That will take a TON of money and lots of expertise. The bathrooms are just awful but would look so lovely restored in Victorian style. Gorgeous woodwork in the floors.
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That re-do is gonna have a moonshot price tag.
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Oh,please,no music!!
@@keith3970 thank you for watching.
Absolutely beautiful !
@@Raggedy-Ann glad you liked it and thank you for watching.
If only these walls could talk
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STUNNING….and that round window❤
@@MoonLightOnWater1 glad you liked it and thank you for watching.
Beautiful. .the floors need renovations
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If I only had the money!!!!
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At least, no fool has gotten in there, torn it apart and painted everything. Yet.
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So beautiful! As always, a great video. Thank you. 😊
@@cathybrown glad you enjoyed it and thank you for watching.
Amazing! So much is original.
@@saries54 thank you for watching.
It's so sad that's in such poor condition. I would love to clean it. I can't do repairs but a cleaning would help it's appearance. I wish I could afford to live there, but there is no way. I'd have to win the lottery. I don't even buy tickets anymore so....
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would love to see that restored it will be gorgeous when restored. the basement was a bit scary, I may not want to go down there
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Pittsburgh has some glorious Victorian homes…
Gorgeous townhouse with original parquet and windows. Here’s to hoping it doesn’t get converted into multiple condo units with white everything and no character.
What a beauty she once was !!!❤
@@judyjsmail thank you for watching.
This house is stunning and beautiful 😀
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What a shame that this beautiful home was left to decay.
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Why hasn't it been seen in 50 years? Was it abandoned or did someone live there until recently?
I has has the same owner for the last 50 years and has put up for sale. thank you for watching.
@@UrbanEyeAbandoned Thank you for answering. I was curious
What a beauty! I truly hope someone restores its features, rather than rip it all out and start with a clean slate.
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..great bones and original finished details that remain. At any time in the last 60 years this dwelling could have lost its details by urban decor scavengers quick to make a buck, uninterested in the historical significance. These relics in the rough are getting more challenging to discover as each year passes, especially for those to have a passion for preservation with the intent of calling one home.
@@501rivet thank you for watching and for commenting.
Wow, that is beautiful! I can't help but think someone is going to come in and rip out all the lovely features and turn it into a white on white concrete box. Sigh.
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Wow how beautiful
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Too bad it isnt being kept up .
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I wonder if Bessiewallis Warfield ever visited that house before King Edward VIII abdicated for her and the two of them became the Duke and Duchess of Windsor.